Evergreen screen for zone 3b/4a
jame76
18 years ago
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Comments (37)LOL, "wonderful" is not how I'd describe it, although I will say that the neighbors like it. But then in a landscape of lawns and tightly clipped unhappy yews, anything else looks exotic and fascinating. I mostly garden in front because major traffic behind my house makes it as loud as the Indy 500. The front is only as loud as an average highway, so that's some improvement! ;) In front I have large beds on either side of the lawn where I grow only things that can survive in the vicinity of Norway maples. Everyone on my street has one, they are street trees that you can't cut down. Horrible things. My neighborhood of small cottagy houses was built in the 1930s and the houses are very close together so nothing I could do would ever hide the streetscape--cars, clipped yews, asphalt, concrete, driveways, the neighbors' kids toys, etc. And my neighbor is the town junkman, so his whole yard is basically a junkheap complete with 2 dead cars. But he's a nice guy, we'd never do anything to hurt him. Anyway, despite these constraints, I have after 10 years got lush summer and fall garden of tough-as-nails plants and containers, and I am happy to have a full-sun southside bed where I can grow tomatoes. To give the tiny front yard some structure, I made a semicircle of brick edging that sweeps across the yard in a big slightly assymmetrical arc, to push the eye toward my more attractive southside garden beds and built a little assymmetric brick path to those beds. When money allows I will put up a picket fence, first on the sides and then maybe across the front. My garden would win no design awards, partly because my plantings are constrained by the Norway maple and partly because it's in an unattractive setting. This is my beef with garden mags and books, they always depict gardens at houses whose yards and surroundings would look nice even if no gardening was done. And I sure do envy your wide open sunny spaces, and the more attractive, non-urban cityscape that you have! What I long for is privacy and quiet, the two things you can't get in an urban setting like this. But I do have a nice little front porch that I fill up with plants and wicker chairs in the summer, and I have tomatoes right at the doorstep, and I have bees and flowers so hey, it's OK....See MoreRecommended evergreen trees for screening in Upstate New York
Comments (5)I'd recommend: Junierpus chinensis 'Blue Arrow'/could be species: virginiana Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire' You don't want Juniperus scopulorum because of disease issues. Juniperus communis will fair fine. Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' is way too large of a tree. The verdict on 'Stowe Pillar' isn't known yet, however, it will not stop growing and will become very tall during its' life course. Dax...See MoreCompact evergreen privacy screen
Comments (1)Emerald Arb has a bit of a reputation of being more prone to winter burn then others, though I haven't had any problems to speak of. It is very tightly columnar, so doesn't knit together as well as others. I think Techny probably has the best overall look of all the arbs, dense but soft, and grows quickly, but will get fairly broad, 8 feet or so. Holmstrup is nice but grows slowly. I also really like the upright green junipers, like Spartan or Hetz Columnar. They have good berries and and dynamic texture if left unsheared. Also investigate the columnar forms of Scotch and White Pines or even plain old Black Hill's Spruce as part of the mix. Ted...See MoreHemlock and agelid (sp) in Vermont
Comments (1)It hit Windham county last summer. It's believed that infestation was spread by birds and the insects survived over the winter due to mild temps. The Forest Service has a map of the projected spread - Here is a link that might be useful: USFS HWA Predicted Future Range Expansion...See Moreginkgonut
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